Police are investigating after two people found dead inside home believed to be part of murder-suicide

Police are investigating after two people were found dead inside a Cape Cod home.

According to Barnstable Police, just after 2:45 a.m. the Barnstable Police Department responded to a residence on Murray Way in Hyannis after receiving a call reporting an assault inside the home.

Upon investigation, it was determined that a homicide and suicide had occurred at the home, and the Massachusetts State Police Detectives Unit was called to the scene. A husband reportedly killed his wife and then himself with two children home.

A 7-year-old and 11-year-old were removed from the home and put in the care of DCYF.

Police say that this crime was isolated to the residence on Murray Way, and there is no danger to the public while the investigation continues.